2023 Faculty Courses School of Science First-Year Courses
School of Science Basic Course
- Academic unit or major
- First-Year Courses
- Instructor(s)
- Syoiti Ninomiya / Eriko Nango / Kazuhiko Maeda / Masakazu Yamazaki / Tomoaki Nishino / Kazuma Shimomoto / Toru Hirahara / Wataru Kanda / Taishi Nakamoto / Kazumi Ozaki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Thu (M-278(H121))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XIP.A102
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3-4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this omnibus lecture course, students learn what basics are required to understand the cutting-edge researches in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth and Planetary Sciences
Course description and aims
The target is to know how the advanced science has been developed
Keywords
Mathematics：
Physics：
Chemistry：
Earth and Planetary Sciences：
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Mathematics：Lectures and discussion
Physics： Lectures
Chemistry： Lecture using slides
Earth and Planetary Sciences： Lecture using PPT slides
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Chemistry |
Learn about the development of projective geometry and understand some of its theorems, such as duality. |
| Class 2 | Chemistry |
Investigate the structure of the projective plane over finite fields and the real numbers. |
| Class 3 | Chemistry |
Understand the limitations in visualizing the real projective plane, such as Banchoff's theorem. |
| Class 4 | Chemistry |
Explain the relationship between the coupled oscilator and the wave equation. |
| Class 5 | Mathematics |
prime number, Fermat's little theorem |
| Class 6 | Mathematics |
equations over finite fields, introduction to $p$-adic numbers |
| Class 7 | Mathematics |
$p$-adic numbers and Hensel's lemma |
| Class 8 | Physics |
wave equation |
| Class 9 | Physics |
nature of waves |
| Class 10 | Physics |
electric magnetic waves |
| Class 11 | Physics |
On waves in modern physics |
| Class 12 | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Volcanology |
| Class 13 | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
The physics of star formation |
| Class 14 | Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Mathematical and physical biogeochemistry |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Mathematics：None
Physics：None
Chemistry：None
Earth and Planetary Sciences：None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Mathematics： Not required
Physics： Supplementary materials are distributed at class if needed
Chemistry： Supplementary materials are given if needed
Earth and Planetary Sciences： Supplementary materials are distributed at class if needed
Evaluation methods and criteria
Mathematics： Reports
Physics： Assignments
Chemistry： Reports
Earth and Planetary Sciences： Reports
Related courses
- LAS.P101 ： Fundamentals of Mechanics 1
- LAS.P102 ： Fundamentals of Mechanics 2
- LAS.P103 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 1
- LAS.P104 ： Fundamentals of Electromagnetism 2
- LAS.A101 ： Earth and Space Sciences A
- LAS.A102 ： Earth and Space Sciences B
Prerequisites
None.
Other
None.